You might want to throw a rubber washer or something on there, not only to protect the crown but also to stop the gun rotating if you nudge it by accident.

When we are done with house buying/moving, I am going to fab a bracket to attach the XD Gear holster I got with my Tactical to the frame of the bed. A couple of screws, a little bit of filing and I should have a rock solid grab n' go XD mount like yours!

It's hard to tell, but I wrapped the tape around the top of the brace to prevent scratching the end of the receiver/barrel. Of course I pre-drilled the dowell for the screw to prevent splitting. I wasn't sure if the dowell would be strong enough, but it seems to be holding up fine.

I like the rubber washer idea, though - I'm going to make that enhancement.

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